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Minister Rabbitte Announces Despatch of ‘Going Digital’ Booklet

With just four months to switchover, communications Minister Pat Rabbitte today announced that every home in the country will receive a Digital TV Switchover Information booklet within the next ten days as part of the government’s efforts to ensure that no one gets left behind when the analogue TV network in Ireland is switched off on Wednesday 24th October, 2012.

The information booklet is being distributed from today to remind some 200,000 households who still need to make the switch to digital TV of what they need to do and the options are all available. The guide will also be helpful to a further 250,000 households who already access digital TV – Saorview or Pay TV - for their main television, but who may have a set in another room which is relying on the analog TV signal.

Minister Rabbitte said:

The booklet is an important element within our campaign and we hope that it will serve to prompt all those who have not yet taken the important steps to ensure they can continue to enjoy their TV when the analogue network is switched off in October to do so. Digital TV is available now in the form of Saorview or various pay TV services, so we are keen to encourage people not to wait until the last minute to make the switch.

All those still using the old analogue TV network will have noticed a ‘bug’ on the bottom of their TV screen which will be a permanent reminder and countdown to analogue switchover date.

Minister Rabbitte conducted a doorstep interview on the Digital Switchover at Government Buildings earlier today:

Read the full press release here.